Molecular testing for somatic cancer mutations: a survey of current and future testing in UK laboratories. by Wordsworth, S, Papanicolas, I, Buchanan, J, Frayling, I, Taylor, J, Tomlinson, I

“…CONCLUSION: These results provide important information for healthcare commissioners faced with managing demand for molecular testing of cancers.…”

Patients’ preferences for genomic diagnostic testing in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: a discrete choice experiment by Buchanan, J, Wordsworth, S, Schuh, A

“…<br/><br/> Conclusion: CLL patients value the information that could be provided by genomic tests, and prefer combinations of test characteristics that more closely reflect future genomic testing practice than current genetic testing practice. Commissioners will need to carefully consider how genomic testing is operationalised in this context if the benefits of testing are to be realised.…”

Comprehensive ascertainment of bleeding in patients prescribed different combinations of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) and triple therapy (TT) in the UK: study protocol for thre... by Pufulete, M, Harris, J, Sterne, J, Johnson, T, Lasserson, D, Mumford, A, Doble, B, Wordsworth, S, Benedetto, U, Rogers, C, Loke, Y, Pithara, C, Redwood, S, Reeves, B

“…The findings will be presented in peer-reviewed journals, lay summaries and briefing papers to commissioners/other stakeholders. <p>Trial registration number</p> 76607611; Pre-results.…”

The Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of Community versus Hospital Eye Service follow-up for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration with quies... by Reeves, B, Scott, L, Taylor, J, Hogg, R, Rogers, C, Wordsworth, S, Townsend, D, Muldrew, A, Peto, T, Violato, M, Dakin, H, Cappel-Porter, H, Mills, N, O'Reilly, D, Harding, S, Chakravarthy, U

“…</p> <h4>Objectives</h4> <p>To compare the proportion of correct lesion classifications made by community-based optometrists and ophthalmologists from vignettes of patients; to estimate the cost-effectiveness of community follow-up by optometrists compared with follow-up by ophthalmologists in the Hospital Eye Service (HES); to ascertain views of patients, their representatives, optometrists, ophthalmologists and clinical commissioners on the proposed shared care model.</p> <h4>Design</h4> <p>Community-based optometrists and ophthalmologists in the HES classified lesions from vignettes comprising clinical information, colour fundus photographs and optical coherence tomography images. …”